Improved weather-strip



DONALD G. WALKER, OF OSHKOSH, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND GEORGE H. BUOKV STRAFF, OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WISCONSDT.

Letters Patent No. 88,350, dated Ma/rch 30, 1869'.

IIVLPROVED WEATHER-STRIP.

*Mh-v- To all wiz-omit ma/y concern Be it known that I, DONALD G. WALKER, of Oshkosh, in the county of Winnebago, in the State of Wise cousin, have invented a new and improved Weather and Carpet-Strip, to be used on both' outside and inside doors, for the exclusion of wind, rain, dust, 85e., doing away with the necessity of thresholds;'and l do hereby ydeclare that the following is a full and exaet description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyin-g drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

'Io enable others to make and use my invention, vI will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

I cut a groove in the bottom of the door, in which the strip B works. Tothis strip are attached two weights, marked W, said weights operating as-levers in raising and lowering the strip, the short arm of theA lever being attached to the strip B, while the long arm acts as the weight, the fulcrum being at the pivot marked P.

vthe action of the short arm of the lever, it is pressed down to the `floor, as shown in Figure l, remaining there so long as the door remains closed. What I claim as my invention, is- The arrangemeit of the pivoted weights W W, working in a semicircular recess in the door, for operating the stripj b, as specified.

DONALD G. WALKER.

Witnesses:

A. ELLswoRTH, G. Y. Kme. 

